Nan Nan there_sun@163.com ABOUT 2,000 people practiced yoga in Huanggang Culture Square on June 17 to mark the International Day of Yoga and the official opening of the Second Futian Community Yoga Festival. Aiming to promote yoga among Shenzhen people and to make fitness a lifestyle, Yoga workshop owners, yoga teachers, yogis and yoga lovers joined the event. Suddenly it began to rain but performers still showed several different yoga styles at the opening ceremony. Organized by Futian District Culture and Sports Bureau and held by Shenzhen Association of Yoga and Shenzhen Community Construction Promotion Association, the event was also sponsored by the Special Funds to Promote Cultural and Sports Development of Futian District. From June to July, 100 community yoga teachers, who are being trained by Shenzhen Association of Yoga free of charge, perform in 10 Futian subdistricts to better promote yoga. |